Chapter 497: Palace Coup

After taking the elixir, Emperor Zhao felt relaxed, as if all the pores on his body were relaxing.

His original fatigue was swept away, and his eyes became bright again.

"It is worthy of being an elixir, it really has miraculous effects!"

Emperor Zhao nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you three Taoist priests!"

The three Taoist priests bowed and said respectfully: "It is our blessing to be able to do our best for Your Majesty!"

Emperor Zhao smiled with satisfaction and waved his hands again, "It just so happens that I am not a little sleepy tonight, and I just have time to practice with the three Taoist priests!"

The eunuch who originally walked in from the outside of the hall to remind His Majesty that it was getting late and it was time to rest, stopped immediately when he heard that His Majesty was going to practice with several Taoist priests.

No one is allowed to disturb His Majesty when he is practicing.

Therefore, after staying outside the door for a while, the eunuch turned around and left.

Outside the hall, rows of imperial guards were guarding under the eaves to protect His Majesty's safety.

"You, protect His Majesty's safety!"

"Don't worry, eunuch, we will definitely protect His Majesty!"

The eunuch glanced at the imperial guards and turned away.

It was still raining heavily in the sky, with occasional lightning and thunder, rumbling across the sky. The empty palace seemed unexpectedly terrifying.

It has been a long time since it rained so heavily, which really makes people feel a little uneasy.

In the residence of the eunuchs and palace maids on the other side of the palace, you can still vaguely hear a few panicked screams from time to time. Accompanied by thunder, it sounded from time to time.

The thunder at night still disturbed many people.

Not long after, there were a few reprimands from the general manager. Then, the screams finally disappeared slowly.

In the entire palace, except for the heavy rain, there was no sound.

The eunuch walked through several halls and came to a house. He glanced around and made sure that no one was following him before pushing the door in.

After entering, he closed the door carefully.

In the house, it was dark.

The eunuch came to the other side and lit the lights in the room. In an instant, the oil lamp illuminated the entire room.

A figure appeared silently beside the eunuch.

"My lord!"

The eunuch was startled, trembling all over, and hurriedly bowed respectfully.

"How is the matter going?"

A slightly indifferent voice came from the figure.

"Your Majesty, he is now in the Health Hall, practicing with several Taoist priests..."

The eunuch spoke carefully: "Outside the hall, there are many imperial guards guarding and protecting your majesty. In addition..."

Listening to the eunuch's report, the figure remained expressionless.

"My lord, it's almost time, you see..." The eunuch looked carefully at the voice behind him.

"It's time to act!"

The figure said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the eunuch trembled all over, and a bit of fear appeared in his eyes.

Then, his tone was cautious: "Sir, you see, I have done what you ordered, do you think..."

"Okay!"

The figure spoke slowly.

The eunuch suddenly showed a relieved smile on his face.

However, the smile on her face did not last long. The figure in front of him suddenly slapped him hard. Before the eunuch could react, a muffled groan came.

"You..."

A mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out of his mouth, and the eunuch's face showed a look of horror and disbelief, his eyes were panicked and angry: "You, you..."

"Only the dead can keep their mouths shut!"

The figure spoke coldly.

The eunuch's figure collapsed to the ground and died silently.

After killing the eunuch, the eunuch's body was hidden in the back room, and then disappeared from the spot.

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In a quiet palace.

Outside the palace, countless imperial guards were guarding outside the palace.

Even though it was raining heavily, soaking many guards. These guards still worked diligently at their posts, regardless of wind or rain.

Passing through the palace, there was a courtyard.

At this moment, heavy rain was pouring down, and the strong wind was shaking the trees in the courtyard, making a rustling sound.

There was a pavilion in the courtyard, and at this moment, a figure was standing quietly in the pavilion.

He stared at the wind and rain in silence, looking into the distance, frowning slightly, and although his face was calm, he could vaguely see a few flashes of anxiety occasionally.

It was enough to see that he was not calm now.

There seemed to be a slight sound in his ears, but he didn't hear it very carefully through the wind and rain. Zhao Jing turned around suddenly, and there was still nothing behind him.

He was silent for a moment, sighed, and the anxiety in his eyes became more and more obvious!

Tonight is the night that determines his life or death!

Success or failure depends on this one move!

If he succeeds, his efforts over the years will not be in vain. If he fails... what awaits him will be an abyss of despair and eternal damnation.

The more time passes, the more anxious Zhao Jing becomes.

He feels uneasy, as if there is something he is not ready for.

But he has lost sight!

His father has set his sights on him. If his father finds any clues, it will be a disaster for him.

Even if he can't find any, his father will probably start to suspect him. What if, what if his father...

Zhao Jing doesn't dare to gamble, and doesn't dare to pin his fate on the moody father.

He wants to take his fate into his own hands. My fate is in my own hands!

Thinking of this, Zhao Jing's eyes seemed to have some flames burning.

He has been preparing for a long time, even if it is not sufficient, but...

This is his best chance.

Today, the right time, right place, right people, and everything are in his hands. Even the sudden heavy rain tonight was helping him. Under the heavy rain, many unknown secrets were covered up.

Zhao Jing took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

At this time, the more he needs to calm down. The fateful moment gave him an indescribable tremor in his heart.

How did you get to this point?

Zhao Jing has no answer!

He would not have reached this point. He is the crown prince of Dazhao and the only heir to Dzhao today. After his father dies, he will naturally inherit the throne and take control of the country.

But……

He is afraid!

He didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit that he was indeed afraid of Zhao Ying.

He was afraid that if Zhao Ying really had different intentions, if she really had power and was unwilling to let go...

By then, even if he ascends the throne, he will be nothing more than a puppet emperor!

He is not willing to give in!

He was unwilling to let his fate be suppressed by a woman.

He didn't even believe that he could not compare to that woman!

Over the years, Zhao Ying has always been suppressed, causing Zhao Jing's unwillingness to become more and more intense.

He wants to prove himself, prove that he is no worse than that woman.

If Qin Tiansi was in his hands, and if his father was willing to give him power, he would do better than Zhao Ying.

However, there is no if!

Everything, with the assassination of the Emperor Zhaozhao, the plan has been advanced!

Finally reaching this point, he had no way of turning back and had no intention of turning back.

tonight!

That’s when everything comes to an end.

Just when Zhao Jing was restless and thinking. In the heavy rain, a figure appeared quietly in the courtyard.

"Your Highness!"

Zhao Jing turned around suddenly and saw the figure appearing in the heavy rain. At this moment, his eyes burst out with a dazzling light.

"How's it going?"

His voice was a little excited and trembling.

"False mission!"

These four simple words made Zhao Jing almost tremble all over.

The state of high pressure and tension suddenly relaxed, almost making him lose his balance.

"Success?"

Zhao Jing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and relaxed himself.

Success!

Just the last step left!

"Walk!"

At this moment, the light in Zhao Jing's eyes flashed and he gradually became restrained.

The temperament all over his body seemed to be sublimated at this moment.

He stepped forward into the heavy rain, letting the rain fall on him. He ignored it and walked towards the door.

Outside the door, there were still a large number of forbidden troops guarding the door.

When Zhao Jing appeared at the door, the leader of the forbidden army outside the door stopped him.

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

"Go out for a walk!"

Zhao Jing spoke.

The leader of the imperial army was confused: "Your Majesty has an order. Your Highness, you cannot leave your palace at will."

"You want to stop Gu?"

Zhao Jing glanced at him coldly.

This glance made the leader of the forbidden army tremble all over, and he shook his head quickly: "I don't dare!"

"But His Majesty has an order!"

"I want to see my father, do you want to stop me?"

The leader of the Forbidden Army didn't know what to do for a while.

"Your Highness wants to see His Majesty, and your subordinates must inform His Majesty first!"

"No more competition!"

Zhao Jing glanced at him coldly: "You can't see him anymore!"

The leader of the Forbidden Army was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to realize something. In an instant, danger struck.

The leader of the forbidden army reacted quickly. The moment he sensed the danger, he immediately armed himself and went on defense.

However, it was still a step slow.

A long sword penetrated his heart from behind.

He looked down at the long sword on his chest, turned around, and saw the figure holding the sword behind him, with a look of disbelief on his face: "You..."

"General, I'm sorry!"

There was a look of guilt on the face of the sword-wielding imperial soldier.

The general was very kind to him, and he didn't want to do this, but...

He is from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

From the beginning to the end, he was the person His Royal Highness placed in the Forbidden Army.

The general couldn't believe it. He didn't expect to be stabbed in the back by one of his own men.

He slowly turned back and looked at Zhao Jing. When he saw Zhao Jing's cold and expressionless expression, an ominous premonition came to his heart.

He was vaguely aware of something.

"Your Highness, you, you want to... make..."

Before he could say the word 'anti', he fell to the ground.

As the general fell to the ground, there was a commotion among the surrounding imperial guards who were originally guarding outside the palace.

But soon everything calmed down.

However, there were several more figures outside the palace, and the air was filled with the smell of blood.

"Your Highness, everything is under control!"

A soldier knelt down in front of Zhao Jing with his hands raised.

"very good!"

Zhao Jing nodded and glanced at the general.

These people are all the people he has placed within the imperial palace's forbidden army over the years.

The original Imperial Palace Forbidden Army was impregnable, and it was not easy to insert people into it. But since Zheng Ning, the commander of the Forbidden Army, left the palace a few years ago, the Forbidden Army in the palace has undergone great changes.

It was also at that time that Zhao Jing began to gradually add his own men to the Forbidden Army.

These were originally insignificant chess pieces, and they were insignificant to Zhao Jing. However, these insignificant chess pieces played an extremely important role at this time today!

"Let's go!"

Zhao Jing looked ahead, and it was pitch black. Only the palace in the center not far away was still dimly lit.

"It's time to finish!"

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I haven't finished writing yet, and I'll refresh it later to prevent piracy.

"Go out for a walk!"

Zhao Jing said.

The leader of the imperial guards said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty has ordered that Your Highness cannot leave your palace at will."

"You want to stop me?"

Zhao Jing glanced at him coldly.

This glance made the leader of the imperial guards tremble all over, and he hurriedly shook his head: "I dare not!"

"But your majesty has an order!"

"I want to see my father, are you going to stop me?"

The leader of the imperial guards didn't know what to do for a while.

"Your Highness wants to see His Majesty, I have to inform His Majesty first!"

"No more!"

Zhao Jing glanced at him coldly: "You won't be able to see him!"

The leader of the Imperial Guards was stunned, and then seemed to react to something. In an instant, danger came.

The leader of the Imperial Guards was also quick to react. When he sensed the danger, he immediately armed himself and defended himself.

However, he was still a step slow.

A long sword pierced his heart from behind.

He looked down at the long sword on his chest, turned around, and saw the figure holding the sword behind him, with an unbelievable sense on his face: "You..."

"General, I'm sorry!"

The face of the Imperial Guard holding the sword showed a bit of guilt.

The general treated him very well, and he didn't want to do this, but...

He is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's man!

From the beginning to the end, he was a person placed in the Imperial Guards by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The general couldn't believe it, he didn't expect to be stabbed in the back by his own people.

He slowly turned his head and looked at Zhao Jing. When he saw Zhao Jing's cold and expressionless face, an ominous premonition came to his mind.

He vaguely realized something.

"Your Highness, you, you want to... create..."

He fell to the ground without being able to say the word "rebellion". uuReading

As the general fell to the ground, the surrounding guards who were originally guarding outside the palace also made a commotion.

But soon, everything returned to calm.

However, there were several more figures outside the palace, and the air was filled with a bloody smell.

"Your Highness, everything is under control!"

A soldier knelt down in front of Zhao Jing with his hands clasped.

"Very good!"

Zhao Jing nodded and glanced at the general.

These people were all people he had planted in the palace guards over the years.

The original palace guards were as solid as a rock, and it was not easy to plant people in. But since Zheng Ning, the commander of the imperial guards, left the palace a few years ago, the imperial guards in the palace have undergone great changes.

It was at that time that Zhao Jing began to gradually place his own people in the imperial army.

These were originally insignificant chess pieces, which could only be regarded as insignificant to Zhao Jing. However, these insignificant chess pieces played an extremely important role at this time today!

"Let's go!"

Zhao Jing looked ahead, and it was pitch black. Only in the palace in the center not far away, there were still lights on.

"It's time to finish!"

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